Is the television a useless handicapping tool?

[GreenDoberman]

From the school of "your eyes may deceive you.

I cannot find any evidence that watching a game or games does anything to actually aid your handicapping of an event. In fact, it may deter you as your mind falsely interprets events causing you to fall into traps and fallacies.
Throw in bettors who bet for "action" on TV and the conclusion is that the less games you watch, the better off you are gambling-wise.
Of course, you would still have to do the legwork and data interpretation.

 

[GreenDoberman]

Surprised no one cares to comment on this.:nono5:

 

[nhoj]

Fading anyone on ESPN is Money$$$$...

 

[Buster]

for people that "live bet"...they could not do without...don't know if you were thinking about that...

 

[GreenDoberman]

I forgot to include that, but specifically meant to exclude live betting. Obviously it is necessary for that. I was referring to the actual worth of what you watch in relations to your future wagers.

 

[Buster]

change title from....

Is the television a useless handicapping tool?


to.......

Do parents who have a T.V.think it useless as a handicapping tool?

 

[GreenDoberman]

Thrown in a PO69 reference in the title and you got a dime views.:cripwalk:

 

[Buster]

heheheheheeeeeeeeee

 

[RobFunk]

No way. I'm a way better capper when I have a good look at the teams. I can cap off a stat sheet, but I perfer to have seen the teams in their last game.

 

[GreenDoberman]

There are plenty of things I bet on and have never seen a minute of it.

QuantumLeap can tell you the Swedish soccer bets we are firing in on, we couldn't find the teams on a map and have never seen a second of their games.

Looking at the more public sports, I think people tend to overreact to what they see on a week to week basis thus creating the public bias or perception towards or against a team.

 

[krk1030]

It depends on the sport.

Baseball it's useless, football it's useful but a lot of the same info can be found reading articles online,

In basketball it's huge imo, its probably my main tool in ncaa hoops.

 

[royalfan]

Might be one of the few, but eye test is everything for me damn near.

 

[barman]

As an actuarial-based capper, I could likely have just as much interest in wagering sports even if I never saw a single minute of any event.

 

[Sugarbear]

It depends on the sport.

Baseball it's useless, football it's useful but a lot of the same info can be found reading articles online,

In basketball it's huge imo, its probably my main tool in ncaa hoops.

That sums it up for me.

 

[FairWarning]

Many times the score isn't a true indicator of how the game was played. I think it can be a very valuable tool.

 

[barman]

Can't disagree with television being a better help for CBB.

I can't wait until the next phase of ongoing evolution in sports coverage when we can get in-game box scores rolling for most CBB games. Right now, access to such stats is pretty damn weak, even in national TV games.

 

[CapNWatch]

I love watching games and I absolutley think it helps in capping games. Seeing someone and how much they are into a tennis match or game really is important to me. I will watch match's that I don't have anything on just to see how some people are serving and if they are 100% healthy. Thats just one sport for an example of how it helps.